Accident near Hope claims two lives on Sunday

An accident involving a passenger car and two 18-wheelers claimed the lives of two area residents over the weekend.

According to the Arkansas State Police, on Sept. 3 a 2017 Honda was traveling westbound on I-30 near Hope and attempting to pass an 18-wheeler in the left lane when it lost control and struck the truck’s trailer. The crash report stated that the Honda became hung under the trailer and was then struck on its passenger side by the second 18-wheeler. All three vehicles came to a rest with the Honda lodged under the first truck’s trailer.

Two people in the Honda were pronounced dead at the scene. The two were identified as 35-year-old Jerald Jones and 44-year-old Shundrekia Hill, both of Texarkana. An unidentified minor was taken to Christus St. Michael’s for treatment.

The accident occurred around 10:15 that evening and the roadway was described by the investigating state trooper as heavily saturated due to rain.